John C. Baez

10.9k citations

104 papers · 4.4k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 30

Impact in

Statistical and Nonlinear Physics top 0.2%
- Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 1%
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Papers in

Mathematical Physics 50
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology 28
- Advanced Operator Algebra Research 13
- Advanced Mathematical Physics Problems 11
Algebra and Number Theory 17
- Advanced Topics in Algebra 17

Co-authors: Abhay Ashtekar Kirill Krasnov Alejandro Corichi John Huerta Alissa S. Crans I. E. Segal John W. Barrett James G. Dolan
Journals: Journal of Functional Analysis (9 papers)Letters in Mathematical Physics (8 papers)Advances in Mathematics (8 papers)Theory and applications of categories (7 papers)Transactions of the American Mathematical Society (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States Singapore United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

John C. Baez

100 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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The Octonions 2001 · 397 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2001 arXiv (Cornell University)
2001 Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
1998 Physical Review Letters

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All Works

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#	Work
1	A Compositional Framework for Passive Linear Networks Theory and applications of categories ·John C. Baez, Brendan Fong	2018	0
2	G₂ and the rolling ball Transactions of the American Mathematical Society ·John C. Baez, John Huerta	2014	12
3	A Course on Quantum Techniques for Stochastic Mechanics arXiv (Cornell University) ·John C. Baez, Jacob Biamonte	2012	5
4	Higher Dimensional Algebra VII: Groupoidification Theory and applications of categories ·John C. Baez, Fabian Moik, Cañas García-Otero E	2010	14
5	Physics, Topology, Logic and Computation: arXiv (Cornell University) ·John C. Baez, Mike Stay	2009	1
6	Exotic Statistics for Loops in 4d BF Theory arXiv (Cornell University) ·John C. Baez, Derek K. Wise, Chicot Irrigation	2006	5
7	Higher-dimensional algebra IV: 2-tangles Advances in Mathematics ·John C. Baez, Laurel Langford	2003	24
8	The Octonions arXiv (Cornell University) ·John C. Baez Hit paper breakdown →	2001	397
9	Diffeomorphism-Invariant Spin Network States Journal of Functional Analysis ·John C. Baez, Лубенцова Елена Валерьевна	1998	11
10	Functional Integration on Spaces of Connections Journal of Functional Analysis ·John C. Baez, Лубенцова Елена Валерьевна	1997	30
11	2-Tangles arXiv (Cornell University) ·John C. Baez, Laurel Langford	1997	9
12	Higher-Dimensional Algebra II. 2-Hilbert Spaces Advances in Mathematics ·John C. Baez	1997	44
13	Higher Dimensional Algebra Advances in Mathematics ·John C. Baez, 田辺治光	1996	112
14	Spin Networks in Gauge Theory Advances in Mathematics ·John C. Baez	1996	116
15	Link Invariants, Holonomy Algebras, and Functional Integration Journal of Functional Analysis ·John C. Baez	1995	1
16	Introduction to Algebraic and Constructive Quantum Field Theory Princeton University Press eBooks ·John C. Baez, I. E. Segal, Zhengfang Zhou	1992	105
17	R-commutative geometry and quantization of Poisson algebras Advances in Mathematics ·John C. Baez	1992	16
18	On quantum fields satisfying a given wave equation Journal of Functional Analysis ·John C. Baez, Zhengfang Zhou	1992	2
19	The global Goursat problem and scattering for nonlinear wave equations Journal of Functional Analysis ·John C. Baez, I. E. Segal, M. Grainger	1990	29
20	Wick products of the free Bose field Journal of Functional Analysis ·John C. Baez	1989	8

About John C. Baez

John C. Baez is a scholar working on Mathematical Physics, Algebra and Number Theory, Geometry and Topology, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics, having authored 104 papers that have together received 4.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology (28 papers), Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (26 papers), Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories (20 papers), Algebraic structures and combinatorial models (19 papers), Advanced Topics in Algebra (17 papers), Advanced Operator Algebra Research (13 papers), Advanced Mathematical Physics Problems (11 papers) and Quantum Mechanics and Applications (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (2.1k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (2.0k citations), Algebra and Number Theory (659 citations), Mathematical Physics (1.2k citations) and Geometry and Topology (1.0k citations). John C. Baez has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Singapore and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Abhay Ashtekar, Kirill Krasnov, Alejandro Corichi, John Huerta, Alissa S. Crans, I. E. Segal, John W. Barrett, James G. Dolan, Zhengfang Zhou and Derek K. Wise. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Functional Analysis, Letters in Mathematical Physics, Advances in Mathematics, Theory and applications of categories and Transactions of the American Mathematical Society.

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